There are probably 7 REITs that up to this point have announced their results or put out notes on their latest quarter of business development. 3 of the REITs have cut their latest quarter of dividend per unit that is distributed to shareholders. If you look at the dividend per unit cut, they are very drastic. What it shows is that based on the net cash flow that the REIT earned in the last quarter, they decide to pay out 50% to 80% less. The REITs that have announced but did not cut their dividends to this drastic extend are Keppel REIT, Keppel Pacific OAK, Parkway Life, Sabana, Keppel DC. The reason this is done is to conserve cash flow. The Singapore Government and Australian Government have announced that landlords cannot evict their tenants. They have provided land

One common argument many REIT investors have is that regardless of whether prices go up or down, they will continue to receive a distribution yield – which they can reinvest or use as part of their retirement income. As the economic fallout from COVID-19 has shown, there can be extreme scenarios where those who are over-reliant on REITs or have over-leveraged themselves to purchase REITs may be in for a rude shock. Not only have prices dipped by as much as 50% and more for some REITs, the ability to collect rent and continue paying a distribution has been severely impacted. While it’s true that no one could have planned for COVID-19, the concept of a black swan event impacting our portfolio is relatively well-known. Arguably, it has happened many times in history – with the a couple

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are popular investments in Singapore, as they own a portfolio of properties and pay out relatively good distributions from the rental income they receive on the properties. In our REITs Report Card column, we feature the performance of REITs every quarter. How Singapore-listed REITs Performed In The Year-To-Date 2020 The first three months of 2020 has seen its fair share of volatility, with the ongoing US-China trade war sanctions, a generally slowing global economy, and also hit with Covid-19, a novel Coronavirus which originated in Wuhan, China. This has given rise to greater price fluctuations in the stock market in 2020. To gauge how Singapore-listed REITs have performed in the year-to-date (ytd) 2020, we take reference from the iEdge S-REIT Index

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) broke out from the consolidation and hit historical high at 973.21.  The REIT index has changed from 941.99 to 941.89  (-0.01%). The REIT index has a flash sold off due to COVID-19 fear but immediately rebounded strongly from the support at 884.292. Currently the REIT index goes above the 50D and 200D SMA.  Based on the current trend and chart pattern, the REIT index is still trading on an bullish uptrend.  Immediate support at 940 (Previous Resistance turned support) followed by 920 (200 SMA). Probable direction for REIT index: Up. Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on 02-02, 2020. Fundamental Analy

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have done extremely well as an asset class. Since the very first Singapore REIT, Ascendas REIT, was listed back in 2002, there has been a slew of IPOs for different REITs covering a wide variety of sectors and geographies. The 43 REITs and trusts listed on the SGX generated an average total return of 23% in 2019 and ended the year with an average distribution yield of 6%. Investors gravitate towards REITs due to their stable nature: REITs are essentially securitised bundles of investment properties that generate a steady, consistent rental income. Regulations stipulate that REITs need to pay out at least 90% of their earnings as dividends. As most REITs pay out either a quarterly or half-yearly dividend, they are viewed as pseudo-fixed income in

Last year, Singapore welcomed four new REIT listings: ARA US Hospitality Trust, Eagle Hospitality, LendLease Global Commercial REIT, and Prime US REIT. Among them, Eagle Hospitality probably got the most attention, albeit for the wrong reasons. Eagle Hospitality’s largest asset is The Queen Mary, a luxury cruise ship which was converted into a hotel and permanently parked at Long Beach, California. The Edge Singapore pointed out that the retired cruise ship might sink into disrepair due to poor maintenance. Even if the repairs are carried out, it would cost a bomb and the amount would balloon to as high as twice the amount of its asset value. Upon news of this, the unit price of Eagle Hospitality quickly tanked from 66 cents to as low as 42 cents in less than a couple of weeks. Anyo

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) broke out from the consolidation and hit historical high at 962.57.  The REIT index has changed from 926.24 to 941.99 (+1.70%). Currently the REIT index retraced back to the the previous resistance at the breakout. If this resistance is turned to support, the REIT index is expected to continue to trade higher. Probable direction for REIT index: Up. Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on Jan 2, 2020. Fundamental Analysis of 40 Singapore REITs The following is the compilation of 40 REITs in Singapore with colour coding of the Distribution Yield, Gearing Ratio and Price to NAV Ratio. This gives investors a

Happy New Year 2020! The start of a new decade!   Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) is currently trading within Symmetrical Triangle.  The REIT index has changed from 905.48 (last post) to 926.24 (+.2.29%).Based on the current chart pattern,  the REIT index is trading within a consolidation range waiting for breakout. Probable direction for REIT index: Side way to Up. Also take note of the Multiple Tops formation which is a trend reversal pattern. Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on Dec 16, 2019.   Fundamental Analysis of 40 Singapore REITs The following is the compilation of 40 REITs in Singapore with colour coding of

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) is currently trading within a range between 940 and 887.  The REIT index has changed from 906.82 (last post) to 905.48 (-0.14%). Based on the current chart pattern,  the REIT index is retracing back to test the 200D SMA support. Probable direction for REIT index: Side way to Up. Also take note of the Multiple Tops formation which is a trend reversal pattern. Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on Nov 17, 2019.   Fundamental Analysis of 40 Singapore REITs The following is the compilation of 40 REITs in Singapore with colour coding of the Distribution Yield, Gearing Ratio and Price to NAV Ratio. T

REITs are a popular and important part of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). There are close to 50 listed REITs, property-related business trust and REIT ETFs in Singapore. There are also numerous other unit trusts invested into Singapore and foreign listed REITs in Singapore. To get a better understanding of how well or badly Singapore REITs have performed, we dedicate significant time and resources to publish a report card each quarter. If you wish to catch up on previous quarters, you can refer to our regular REITs Report Card column. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In Singapore REITs How Has Singapore REITs Performed In The Year-To-Date 2019 To gauge how the Singapore REIT market has performed in the year-to-date (YTD) 2019, we can look at the iEdge S-REIT Index and the iEdge S-REIT

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS8670) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) broke down from a Symmetrial Triangle consolidation pattern but rebounded from 200D SMA support. The REIT index has changed from 929.69 (last post) to 906.82 (-2.52%). Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on Oct 8, 2019. Based on the current chart pattern,  the sentiment is BULLISH in the long term but REIT index is currently going through a correction.  REIT Index has to go above the 20D & 50D SMA in order to continue the uptrend. The recent sell off could be a welcomed correction before REIT index can charge higher.   Fundamental Analysis of 40 Singapore REITs The following is the compila

Happy New Year to all my readers! It has been a very fruitful year for me. My reader base is growing nicely (thanks for all of your support!) and is excited about the up coming Personal Investment Seminar in January. In my New Year’s resolution, I will put “More regular update to blog” as one of my action item for 2015. Hope to continue to get your support. 7 Singapore REITs that made it to my watch list For the readers that have read my earlier posts, they will know that I like to use % dividend Yield over Price/NAV ratio as my main filtering criteria for potential REITs counter to buy. Followed by other criteria like Debt to equity ratio etc. If you want to revisit, you can click here. This time round, it is no exception. Here are the top 7 the made my cut: Dark green

S-REIT index is at 1.5 years low No surprises as any tampering effort will increase interest rate thus make the cost of borrowing higher for all S-REIT players. And ever since Mr Fed have been hinting about the QE tampering, S-REIT counters have been suffering. Check the chart out below and you can see very clearly that the index now is way below all the moving averages (50,100, 200).  Plus you can see the lows getting lower. The last time it got this low was Aug 12! What doe this means? It means from a technical point of view it is very bearish and is not prudent to enter yet. I suspect this downward trend will go lower before stabilizing. How about fundamental side? If readers have been following my post (previous post here), you will know that I like to use a simple financial ratio t